Cowl-top cover

Abstract

A cowl-top cover 6 is provided which is arranged across a lower end part 2a of a front window panel 2, a rear end part 3a of a front hood 3, and an upper end part 4a of a dash panel 4, of a vehicle. The cowl-top cover is formed by a seal loading portion 8 supporting the rear end part 3a of the front hood 3 with a sealing member 7, a longitudinal wall portion 9 formed so as to extend downwardly LWR from a rear end part 8a of the seal loading portion 8, and a panel loading portion 10a supported at the upper end part 4a of the dash panel 4. The longitudinal wall portion 9 is comprised of: a first oblique face portion 12 formed at a predetermined angle θ1 at a rear portion side PR on the basis of a perpendicular line 11 with the rear end part 8a of the seal loading portion 8 being a start point 5; and a second oblique face portion 13 bent and formed at a front side FR of the first oblique face portion 12. In this manner, even if a rear end part is deformed and moves to the lower side due to an impact load from above applied to an front hood, the cowl panel approaching the front hood never become rigid, and the load can be efficiently absorbed.

1. A cowl-top cover, which is arranged across a lower end part of a front window panel, a rear end part of a front hood, and an upper end part of a dash panel, of a vehicle, the cowl-top cover comprising:
 a seal loading portion supporting the rear end part of the front hood with a sealing member; 
 a longitudinal wall portion formed so as to extend downwardly from a rear end part of the seal loading portion; and 
 a panel loading portion supported at the upper end part of the dash panel,
 wherein the longitudinal wall portion includes:
 a first oblique face portion formed at a predetermined angle at a rear portion side on a basis of a perpendicular line with the rear end part of the seal loading portion being a start point; and 
 a second oblique face portion bent and formed at a front side of the first oblique face portion. 
 
 
 
     
     
       2. The cowl-top cover according to  claim 1 , wherein the longitudinal wall portion is uniform in a vertical dimension between the rear end part of the seal loading portion and a bent part of the first oblique face portion and the second oblique face portion. 
     
     
       3. The cowl-top cover according to  claim 1 , wherein the second oblique face portion is 80 degrees or more and 100 degrees or less relative to the first oblique face portion.